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iFixit’s Steam Frame teardown finds Valve’s headset is surprisingly repairable.

Although accessing the cooling fan requires quite a bit of disassembly and swapping out the battery involves a brief battle with glue, iFixit says Valve has applied the same “repair-friendly thinking” to the Steam Frame’s design as it did with the Steam Deck helping to potentially prolong the headset’s lifespan. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHtnf9LBl9Q]

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Although accessing the cooling fan requires quite a bit of disassembly and swapping out the battery involves a brief battle with glue, iFixit says Valve has applied the same “repair-friendly thinking” to the Steam Frame ’s design as it did with the Steam Deck helping to potentially prolong the headset’s lifespan.

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